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How Senior Executives Find Time to Be Creative

Harvard Business

The number-one attribute CEOs look for in their incoming workforce (according to an IBM survey of more than 1,500 CEOs across 33 industries and 60 countries) is not discipline, integrity, intelligence, or emotional intelligence. It’s creativity. And for that, you need highly creative employees. .”

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How to Know If Someone Is Ready to Be a Manager

Harvard Business

A good way to gauge whether a candidate understands the role is to ask what they think management is about, and what specifically they would strive to do in managing this particular team. They may have gained a very useful view of effective management in any of these former roles. You and Your Team Series. Rebecca Knight.